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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: frank ken <franker505@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <franker@di-ve.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:49:30 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED



I am Bright morgan, the newly appointed Director in-charge of Foreign Payment.We are having some minor problems with our payment system which have demoralized us; also have caused a lot of predicament to this organization, which is Inexplicable and have held us Indolent, not having the perseverance and aspiration to devote our 100% standard Assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. Once again, Our appologies for all inconveniences. Be advised that your Account normalization exercise and the final payment of your contract fund has been delayed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority. This had made it necessary for our government to apply part payment policy to all foreign contractors, and your payment to be programmed into the HSBC Corporate Visa Card. In this regard, the authority had instructed us today being 28th day of May 2007 to pay you a part payment of (US$25.5m Million Dollars only) twenty five Million, Five Hundred thousand united states Dollars, and it will be programmed in HSBC corporate Visa Card and will be sent to you as the first part payment for the first quater of the year 2007 while the subsequent payment is schedule to take effect immediately the release of second part payment list scheduled after the annual budget of the year. Therefore, the Central Bank of Nigeria working relationship with HSBC London has concluded to issue you a CORPORATE VISA CARD where your payment will be uploaded. This will enable you to either download your payment at any ATM Machine or at your bank. Kindly confirm the following to enable us process your payment:Name:Address:Telephone and fax number: Looking forward to your urgent response.Sincerely,Dr james petersonfranker@di-ve.comnationsforum@yahoo.com-----------------------Director in-charge of Foreign Payment
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